Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — Simple Lives. [ARTICLE]

Simple Lives.

Machinery has not been introduced in Spain, and everything must be done by mauual labor. The peasants are in the fields from dawn till night, having no rest and leisure except on Sundays. Yet they are happy, as people living under a warm sun and generous climate generally are. Wisdom has taught them nrit to expect the Impossible, and they are t easily contented. Fun and laughter, a light heart ami gay temperament are the characteristice of the dwellers in the plains; healthy lives arid Tiiflueri'ees fvbich bea r good fruit. As a result of their toil many an acre, many a mile of the plain country will be seen at certain seasons gorgeous with the yellow flower of the saffron. This is in great demand in Spain; no kitchen Is without a large supply, and it is said to cause tbe yellow t.lnge that often (distinguishes the Spanish features. Otlier erops grown in the plains are Indian maize in great abundance and chick peas. The latter forms almost the staple food of the peasantry’, and Is the foundation of many Spanish dishes.